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Nursery at Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School
Last reviewed: October 2026 · Inspection data and key information above update regularly, however, this review below is refreshed bi-annually and may not reflect recent changes. Contact the nursery directly to confirm current arrangements. If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Dough Disco, time to choose their own play, and adults who deliberately build conversation into activities give Holy Trinity’s nursery day its character. This is the Lower Foundation provision at Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School, on Church Street in Ossett. It sits within the school’s Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), with indoor classrooms, outdoor learning space and use of the hall.
Ofsted judged early years provision Good at its inspection on 22 and 23 October 2024. The early-years findings highlighted reading and mathematics, alongside purposeful support for speaking and listening. That combination puts communication alongside the first steps towards literacy and number.
Children have time for their own play in both the morning and afternoon, alongside activities directed by adults. Staff join the play, help children extend their ideas and introduce vocabulary planned for each classroom area. The EYFS here brings together language, movement and emotional development with early reading, maths, creativity and exploration of the world. Learning happens through play as well as group teaching.
For nursery children, daily literacy activities practise listening, recognising sounds and putting spoken sounds together or separating them. Read Write Inc nursery recommendations inform this work; teaching through RWI begins in the summer term. Books and rhymes appear around the learning spaces, giving children reasons to return to reading beyond a group activity.
Maths has regular sessions led by adults, with further opportunities indoors and outside to practise during play. Shape, measurement and problem solving sit alongside number work. Outdoor learning also gives children opportunities to develop movement, curiosity and language, so it serves a learning purpose beyond fresh air.
Movement has named routines. Nursery children take a weekly PE lesson in the hall using Get Set 4 PE. Dough Disco exercises small hand muscles, while Funky Fingers activities offer further practice for handling tools and developing pencil control. Creative work includes imaginative play, model-making, dance and singing, with both small-group teaching and opportunities for children to develop ideas themselves.
Settling begins before the first session. Families attend a meeting during the preceding term, and Stay and Play visits let children meet staff and try the setting. Each parent or carer also has a separate conversation with a staff member, creating time to share interests, needs and worries.
Evidence Me sends observations of significant learning home, and Parent Postcard lets families contribute learning from home. A newsletter arrives each half-term. Linger and Learn brings parents into activities with their child; Buddy the Bear visits each child’s home for a family activity linked to 50 Things To Do. These give families several ways to take part.
Language support includes annual screening for Lower Foundation children through the Well Comm Speech and Language Toolkit, followed by intervention activities where needed. Emotional support can include visual schedules, Now and Next boards and Music Interaction. A designated Feelings area contains prompts and resources for managing emotions, giving children a practical place to use what they have learnt.
The school’s meal service cooks dinners to order each day, with advance selection and cashless payment through SchoolGrid. Families using this service can choose meals from home.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through Wakefield Council’s admissions team and meet the normal application deadline. Treat the nursery choice and the Reception application as separate decisions.
Preparation for the next stage takes place during the summer term in each early-years year group. Outdoor learning is planned to develop as children move between nursery and Reception. This continuity concerns learning and familiarity; it does not establish an admissions entitlement.
Morning sessions run from 8:50am to 11:50am; afternoons run from 12:30pm to 3:30pm. Each lasts three hours. Parents may request part days or full days, subject to availability, and the nursery offers access to Universal and Extended Entitlement.
Nursery applications use the EY Application Form returned to school, with an original birth certificate and acceptance of the Early Years Agreement. For enquiries, telephone 01924 266543 or email enquiries@holytrinity.wakefield.sch.uk. Ask the school for current charges.
Breakfast care. The school’s Breakfast Club admits children from Reception age onwards. Families choosing nursery should account for that age restriction when planning childcare.
The morning session is 8:50am to 11:50am, and the afternoon session is 12:30pm to 3:30pm. Requests for part days and full days are subject to availability.
There is a parent meeting in the term before starting, plus Stay and Play visits. Parents and carers also have an individual meeting with a staff member.
Daily activities develop speaking, listening and awareness of sounds, including oral blending and segmenting. Read Write Inc teaching begins for nursery children in the summer term.
Evidence Me shares learning observations, Parent Postcard accepts updates from home, and an early-years newsletter is sent each half-term. Linger and Learn sessions let parents work alongside their child.
No. Families need a separate application through Wakefield Council’s admissions team by the normal deadline.
